snuff something out
phrasal verb with snuff verb [ T ] uk/snʌf/ us/snʌf/
informal（突然地）结束，扼杀
to cause something to end suddenly
The country has been able to celebrate the return of its independence so brutally snuffed out in 1940. 该国于1940年被无情地剥夺了独立地位，如今终于可以庆祝自己重获独立。
吹灭，熄灭（尤指蜡烛）
to put out a flame, especially from a candle
One by one she snuffed out the candles. 她把蜡烛一支支地吹灭。